How to Reconnect the Wires to a Heating Element on a Water Heater

When reconnecting the wires to a heating element, it is very important that you do so in all the right spots. Reconnect the wires to a heating element with help from a foreman for Lighty Contractors in this free video clip.

Video Transcript

Hello, everyone. I'm Joshua Clement, and today I'm going to talk to you about how to reconnect the wires for your heating element in your water heater. Now it's very important that you connect the wires to the right spots, and you connect it correctly, that way your wires don't back out and start a fire. For this job we'll be using a Phillips head screwdriver. So after you have your element installed, you have two wires that connect to your elements, one goes to the right, and the other goes to the left. We'll take the wire, you wanna make sure that you put the wire in to where this bottom guard is. I'm gonna put it in between that and the screw and tighten it down. And when you're tightening down the screw, you want to make sure that you tighten it down so that way the wire will actually wrap around the screw rather than pushing it out. You want to make sure you get it nice and snug, that way it can't be pulled out. We're gonna do the same thing on the next one. Make sure that you put the wire in between the guard and the screw, and tighten it down. You want to make sure that you wire this up correctly, because that way when you turn your water heater back on, the water heater is actually gonna work rather than you being like, what in the world is going on? This thing's not working. I spent all this time and money into it. It's important that you get it hooked up correctly. Thank you all for watching, and good luck with this project.